Golman-Hayden Company Inc v. Sutton et al

Filing 68

Memorandum Opinion and Order granting 61 Motion for Default Judgment against Intervenor Defendant Mustang Fruit & Vegetable Brokerage, Inc filed by Sunkist Growers Inc. (see order) (Ordered by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 7/28/2009) (klm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT N O R T H E R N DISTRICT OF TEXAS D A L L A S DIVISION GOLMAN-HAYDEN CO., INC., et al. § § Plaintiffs, § § v. § § ROGER M. SUTTON, et al., § § Defendants. § ______________________________________ § § SUNKIST GROWERS, INC. § § Intervenor Plaintiff, § § v. § § ROGER M. SUTTON, et al. § § Intervenor Defendants. §

Civil Action No. 3:07-CV-1723-K

M E M O R A N D U M OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is Intervenor Plaintiff Sunkist Growers, Inc. ("Sunkist") Motion for Default Judgment against Intervenor Defendant Mustang Fruit & Vegetable Brokerage, Inc. (doc. 61). It appears to the Court that this motion is unopposed and that the Clerk of Court entered the Default of Intervenor Defendant Mustang Fruit & Vegetable Brokerage, Inc., upon Sunkist's Request for Entry of Default by Clerk (doc. 54), filed on March 30, 2009.

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Accordingly, finding merit in Sunkist's motion, the Court GRANTS the default judgment. The Court awards a principal amount of $39,674.34 plus prejudgment interest of 6% per annum from March 19, 2007, amounting to $4,629.17, for a total of $44,303.51 to Sunkist. See TEX. FIN. CODE ANN. § 302.002 (Vernon's 2009) (statutory interest rate when parties do not agree to a rate). SO ORDERED. Signed July 28th, 2009.

______________________________________ ED KINKEADE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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